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Perfect Sous Vide Tomahawk Steak Recipe

Let's make a show-stopping tomahawk ribeye steak! A massive steak that's perfectly medium rare from edge to edge thanks to cooking it low and slow in a sous vide water bath before giving it a quick sear on a hot cast iron griddle. Get ready to feast like you're at the best steakhouse!

Sparkling Pink Lemonade (+ Cocktail Ideas!)

Pink lemonade is a perfect summer drink, naturally colored a pretty pink with berries! A kid-friendly delight that frequently is the go-to in my fridge every summer, you'll love the deliciously fruity bubbly taste of this homemade lemonade.

Creamy Truffle Mushroom Pasta

Elevate your meal effortlessly with this quick and cost-effective gourmet pasta. Crafted in just 30 minutes, we have perfectly cooked fettuccine coated with a velvety mushroom truffle sauce mixed with parmesan cheese, fresh herbs, and a squeeze of tangy lemon. Sautéed mushrooms in truffle butter with black truffle paste infuse a delightful truffle flavor without straining your budget. A simple, delish, affordable option for special occasions!

Easy Baked King Crab Legs in the Oven

Indulge in the deliciousness of easy baked king crab legs in the oven steamed in wine and dipped in creamy garlic butter. A date night masterpiece!

Creamy Mushroom Truffle Risotto Recipe

This mushroom and truffle risotto is perfect for your next dinner party or date night! It's incredibly flavorful, decadent, with a lot of truffle infused into every level.

Braised Short Rib Ragu with Pan Fried Gnocchi

This delicious Instant Pot braised short rib ragu over gnocchi is the ultimate in cold weather comfort food. Saucy, meaty, and rich, you'll absolutely love how this dinner all comes together in half the time it takes in the oven or on the stove!

Homemade Old Fashioned Lemonade Recipe

Made with only three ingredients, this recipe will create the perfect pitcher of sweet lemonade. With freshly squeezed lemon juice and sweet lemon syrup, there is nothing more refreshing than an ice cold glass of old fashioned lemonade on a hot summer day.

Breakfast Charcuterie Board

This guide to making a breakfast charcuterie board is a fun twist of the standard charcuterie board. It's full of brunch classics and breakfast favorites that will dazzle your most hardcore breakfast fan and pickiest kids' taste buds with delicious fruits, hot foods, and plenty of things to drizzle maple syrup on.

I also have fun themed ideas for an easy charcuterie board that is ideal anytime you want to have a casual morning meal or jazz it up as the star of the show on a holiday morning!

Strawberry Shortcake Muffins Recipe

If you love the classic combination of strawberries and cream, then you're going to adore these strawberry shortcake muffins. They're moist, fluffy, packed with summer strawberries, and drizzled with an irresistible glaze, making them the ultimate treat for any dessert lover!

Easy Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad with Avocado

This seasonal Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad is a favorite in my family. The tangy, soft goat cheese pairs perfectly with fresh strawberries, and the peppery arugula that's a great compliment to the creamy avocado. It's a delicious salad that's perfect for spring and summer months.

Baked Camembert with Hot Honey

Is it truly the holiday season without a wheel of melty cheese? This is the best baked camembert ever: it's a fantastic appetizer baked with fresh herbs and fruity olive oil, then served with a drizzle of hot honey.

White Chocolate Martini

This white chocolate martini recipe is the perfect holiday dessert drink! A sweet treat with a ton of white chocolate flavor, it makes for easy entertaining at a holiday party or for date night on Valentine's Day!

Blood Orange Martini

With blood oranges finally back in grocery stores, what better way to use them this time of the year than in a beautiful blood orange martini recipe? All parts bright, sweet, tart, and bracing, it's a perfect cocktail for date night, girls night, or any occasion.

Cake Release Recipe

This homemade cake release recipe is your baking best friend....

Instant Pot Beef Bourguignon

Beef Bourguignon in the Instant Pot has never been quicker or tastier! All done in just over an hour, the beef is seared and the vegetables are sautéed in rendered bacon fat, then pressure cooked in a red wine and beef stock until the beef is melt-in-your-mouth tender.

Love Potion Cocktail

This fun love potion cocktail is perfect for Valentine's Day, date night, or Halloween party. Bubbling with pomegranate juice, cranberry juice, vodka, peach schnapps, club soda, and dry ice for an awesome 'bewitching' effect.

Pink Starburst Shots

These pink starburst shots are sweet, creamy, and are made with only 4 simple ingredients. These sweet shots taste just like strawberry starburst candy! Serve for Valentine's Day, a bachelorette party, or your next girls night out!

Marinated Mozzarella Balls

Need an easy, dependable appetizer that is both simple to make and a complete crowd pleaser? This herbaceous olive oil-marinated mozzarella recipe is exactly what you're looking for! It takes less than 5 minutes of your time to put together, then the creamy mozzarella soaks up all that delicious robust flavor as it marinates. Serve in a charcuterie board, with crostini, tossed with cherry tomatoes, or even on top of pizza!

Bubbly Peach Mimosas

Sweet and bubbly, this peach mimosa recipe is exactly what your next brunch date ordered. With a mix of peach juice, pureed peaches, and orange juice with tons of bubbles, it's a refreshing drink that you'll want to make again and again all summer.

Blackberry Bramble

Take advantage of all the sweet blackberries this season with this sweet and tangy blackberry bramble cocktail recipe! It's a gorgeous summer cocktail made with fresh lemon juice, your fave gin, a little blackberry simple syrup, and fresh berries. Top it with bubbly ginger beer and enjoy it ice cold!

Strawberry Matcha Latte

Meet one of the best non-traditional ways to drink matcha: this iced strawberry matcha latte recipe is a pink drink made with real strawberries in a foamy sweet cream and freshly made matcha. It's simple, refreshing, and so cute!

The Best Strawberry Spinach Salad EVER

Defeat the picky taste buds of your worst salad-hater with this easy strawberry spinach salad. Made with a few fresh ingredients: juicy strawberries, leafy greens, crunchy candied pecans, and salty feta cheese, drizzled with an easy poppyseed dressing, this salad is a serious crowd favorite!

Strawberry Custard Tart

With a simple buttery shortbread cookie crust and an easy, creamy vanilla pastry cream custard filling, this strawberry custard tart is the perfect dessert for any occasion.

Easy Vodka Strawberry Lemonade Cocktail

Nothing says summertime like vodka strawberry lemonade cocktails! These refreshing drinks are perfect for dining al fresco, and are sure to please everyone at your next party. They are easy to make, and can be tailored to fit your taste preferences. So grab a pitcher of vodka strawberry lemonade and enjoy the warm weather!

Limoncello Spritz

Looking for a refreshing Italian cocktail to cool down with? The warm weather is calling for a delicious limoncello spritz recipe! Made with limoncello, prosecco and club soda, it's a simple and refreshing Italian cocktail that is the perfect bubbly drink!

The Best Homemade Strawberry Lemonade

This easy fresh strawberry lemonade recipe is exactly what the warm weather ordered. All you need are four fresh ingredients: water, sugar, lemons, and fresh strawberries for a seriously delicious drink with all the flavor and no blender required! Skip the store bought stuff, fresh-squeezed lemonade at home is a breeze.

Easy Sauteed Lemon Garlic Asparagus

My garlic lemon asparagus recipe is a super easy side dish that my family absolutely loves! Fresh spring asparagus is sautéed with fresh lemon juice, zest, and garlic, then served with a sprinkle of delicious parmesan cheese. It's the best way to cook up that fresh spring produce.

The Best Pasta with Lobster Cream Sauce

This pasta with lobster sauce is your easy date night go-to dish. Think of it like a spin on lobster carbonara, with a creamy lobster sauce filled with garlic, bacon, and big chunks of butter poached lobster. It's a decadent and absolutely gorgeous dish that your special someone will swoon over no matter the special occasion!

Blood Orange Dirty Shirley

This take on a dirty shirley cocktail is a fun twist using sweet blood oranges! Make it for a crowd or just for yourself, it's a refreshing cocktail to drink during the holiday season and beyond.

Pink Flamingo Cocktail

A fruity and boozy drink, the flamingo cocktail is an easy summer cocktail that's also easily turned into your next cookout's party punch!

Lobster Pasta with Garlic Butter Herb Parmesan Sauce

This elegant lobster pasta recipe is bursting with succulent lobster poached in butter in a creamy parmesan sauce with flavorful herbs. It's the perfect recipe to make for your next date night or Valentine's Day.

Strawberry Shortcake Cake

This beautiful multi-layer strawberry shortcake cake is a family tradition! Easy to make with a soft vanilla cake, fluffy homemade whipped cream, and fresh strawberries. It's a breath-taking, show stopping centerpiece of a cake that is perfect for birthdays, valentine's day, or any spring and summer occasion!

Love Martini Cocktail (Melting Pot Copycat)

his sweet and delicious Love Martini is the perfect libation for a beautiful Valentine's Day dinner. Made simply and easily with cranberry juice, peach schnapps, and coconut rum then garnished with pretty fresh strawberries!

Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

This urban legend Neiman Marcus cookie recipe makes easy and absolutely delicious chocolate chip cookies. Full of nuts, chocolate chips, and an entire chocolate bar, these chewy chocolate chip cookies are total crowd pleasers!

Easy Paloma Cocktail Recipe

This easy paloma recipe uses fresh grapefruit juice and club soda for a refreshing citrus sipper that's perfect for Thirsty Thursday or Cinco de Mayo.

Herb Roasted Cornish Hens

These gorgeous cornish hens, soaked in a fall scented brine, slathered in savory herbs and butter then stuffed with apples and garlic, are full of flavor and beautiful additions to your holiday table.

Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake with Salted Caramel

This rich, moist, and delicious chocolate cake is also the most simple to make! Only seven ingredients with no eggs or butter required. The salted caramel poured over the top takes it over-the-top, and the taste is phenomenal. Definitely a keeper for a simple yet gorgeous dessert for any holiday!

Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe from Scratch

Strawberry Shortcakes are a classic dessert. They're light, delicious, and...

Perfect Reverse Sear Ribeye Steak

Learn how to easily and perfectly reverse sear ribeye steak for flavorful, tender steakhouse-quality results! It's the best way to easily make a juicy steak at home without any expensive, fancy tools!

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